Books
It wasn’t until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline
It wasn’t until I went to prison that I realised how important reading was – it became a lifeline
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett review – lessons of a painful past
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
Top 5 comic novels, chosen by comedy screenwriter James Alistair Henry
Top 5 comic novels, chosen by comedy screenwriter James Alistair Henry
Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – pop icon turns back time
Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – pop icon turns back time
Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods
Kubrick: An Odyssey review – a forensic debunking of myths and falsehoods
I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
Top 5 works of satire, chosen by writer and cultural mischief maker Jackie Ess
Top 5 works of satire, chosen by writer and cultural mischief maker Jackie Ess
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea’s trauma and terror
We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea’s trauma and terror
The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin’s Russia
The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin’s Russia
Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like ‘failures in love’
Heartbroken? Blame capitalism. Author Shon Faye on why so many of us feel like ‘failures in love’
Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
